Lysken Smits, was an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, who (according to <em>[[Offer des Heeren, Het|Offer des Heeren]] </em>and later Dutch martyr-books, including [[Braght, Tieleman Jansz van (1625-1664)|van Braght]]<em>) </em>was executed in 1560 at Antwerp, [[Belgium|Belgium]], by being drowned in a tub. Lysken Smits is likely identical with Elisabeth Christiaens (Kerstiaens), who according to the records was drowned in a tub at the Steen castle at [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]] on 16 March 1560. The name of Lysken Smits is found in a hymn, "Aenhoort Godt, hemelsche Vader" (Hear, O God, heavenly father), No. 16 in the <em>[[Lietboecxken, tracterende van den Offer des Heeren, Een|Lietboecxken van den Offer des Heeren]]. </em>

Lysken Smits, was an [[Anabaptism|Anabaptist]] martyr, who (according to <em>[[Offer des Heeren, Het|Offer des Heeren]] </em>and later Dutch martyr-books, including [[Braght, Tieleman Jansz van (1625-1664)|van Braght]]<em>) </em>was executed in 1560 at Antwerp, [[Belgium|Belgium]], by being drowned in a tub. Lysken Smits is likely identical with Elisabeth Christiaens (Kerstiaens), who according to the records was drowned in a tub at the Steen castle at [[Antwerp (Belgium)|Antwerp]] on 16 March 1560. The name of Lysken Smits is found in a hymn, "Aenhoort Godt, hemelsche Vader" (Hear, O God, heavenly father), No. 16 in the <em>[[Lietboecxken, tracterende van den Offer des Heeren, Een|Lietboecxken van den Offer des Heeren]]. </em>

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Lysken Smits, was an Anabaptist martyr, who (according to Offer des Heerenand later Dutch martyr-books, including van Braght) was executed in 1560 at Antwerp, Belgium, by being drowned in a tub. Lysken Smits is likely identical with Elisabeth Christiaens (Kerstiaens), who according to the records was drowned in a tub at the Steen castle at Antwerp on 16 March 1560. The name of Lysken Smits is found in a hymn, "Aenhoort Godt, hemelsche Vader" (Hear, O God, heavenly father), No. 16 in the Lietboecxken van den Offer des Heeren.

Braght, Thieleman J. van. The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs' Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour . . . to the Year A.D. 1660. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 640. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.